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Vol. 9 No. 3 (1984): Africa Development: Special Issue on Nigeria

2 - Introduction

https://doi.org/10.57054/ad.v9i3.3151
Claude AKE
Professor, al lhe Faculty School of Social Sciences , University of Port- Harcourt - Nigeria

Corresponding Author(s) : Claude AKE

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Africa Development, Vol. 9 No. 3 (1984): Africa Development: Special Issue on Nigeria

Abstract

Introduction

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AKE, C. 1984. 2 - Introduction. Africa Development. 9, 3 (Jul. 1984). DOI:https://doi.org/10.57054/ad.v9i3.3151.
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Author Biography

Claude AKE, Professor, al lhe Faculty School of Social Sciences , University of Port- Harcourt - Nigeria

Claude Ake (18 February 1939 in Omoku – 7 November 1996) was a Nigerian political scientist from Omoku, in Rivers State, Nigeria. Ake (pronounced AH-kay) was considered "one of Africa's foremost political philosophers.He specialized in political economy, political theory, and development studies and is well known for his research on development and democracy in Africa. He was professor of political economy and dean of the University of Port Harcourt's Faculty of Social Sciences for some years in the 1970s and 1980s after having taught at Columbia University, where he earned his Ph.D. in 1966. He held various academic positions at institutions around the world, including at Yale University (United States), University of Nairobi (Kenya), University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and University of Port Harcourt (Nigeria).[2] He was active in Nigerian politics, a critic of corruption and authoritarian rule in Africa.His permanent home was in Port Harcourt.

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